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== How Jewish and non-Jewish circumcision differ ==

Infant circumcision as it is known in the United States was modeled after the Jewish ritual, in particular, the way the foreskin is completely removed to permanently expose the [[glans]]. Although the surgical result is indistinguishable, there are differences in the way that Jewish and non-Jewish circumcision is performed.

A hospital circumcision is more intensive, employing the use of different clamps and devices, such as the Gomco clamp or Plastibell. In the most common procedure, the foreskin is first forcibly separated from the glans with a blunt object; it is then cut lengthwise and pulled through the clamp that will crush the foreskin before it is sliced off. When doctors use a Plastibell device, the foreskin is cut lengthwise in over to fit it over the device; the doctor then uses a string to tie off the foreskin, crushing it against the device. As in peri'ah, all flesh from the base of the glans up to the tip is removed.

It is notable that sometimes mohels may also double as physicians, and perform circumcisions on non-Jewish babies at hospitals using the tools that they use on Jewish boys. The Mogen clamp is a medical device created for use in hospitals, but it was modeled after a traditional barzel device used by mohels.

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